Asked by Jedi Master
-28 APR48 2 PV2-2 Neptunes launched, both using JATO aboard a wood planked unangled deck of USS Coral Sea
-'49 JAN Composit Squadron 5 formed, took delivery of 12 P2V-3C.
4 March 1949 Carrier trials and quals aboard USS Coral Sea
April,May,June 1949 carrier trials and quals aboard USS Midway unangled wood planked deck using JATO and logging 182 arrested landings.
-Sept 1949 then Safe for:
Sec of Defense Louis Johnson
Sec of Airforce Stuart Symington
Chair joint Chiefs Gen Omar Bradley
climbed aboard a Neptune for a demo bomb run from USS MIDWAY using JATO on takeoff run
A P2V-3C weighs just under 50,000 lbs empty, loaded w/an "A" bomb between 68,000 and 74,000 lbs in scale and theory Dedalo should be able to handle a smaller plane like an A-4 Skyhawk or similar jet.